Chapter 24 My surname is Ba, my father’s Ba (24)
Half past seven in the morning.
Jiang Tang sat at the dining table and watched Ms. Jiang Zi humming a tune while frying eggs.
"Mom, I have to go out today."
The ditty stopped abruptly.
"With whom."
"A new friend."
"Male and female."
"Male."
"..."
Ms. Jiang held up the spatula and walked around the sink to Jiang Tang. The chrysanthemums on her head were in full bloom.
"Classmate Jiang Tang, I hope you can use a more tactful tone when talking about going out with your male classmates on Saturday."
Jiang Tang chewed the buns.
"Why?"
Jiang Zi frowned, and the pot and spatula in her hand danced with great force.
"Hey, are you still reasonable?"
Jiang Tang carefully shrank his head, fearing that the shiny shovel would fall on his head the next second.
"Mom, I want to go to the hospital to see my grandma and grandpa."
Jiang Zi's waving spatula froze.
His face looked gloomy.
Seeing Jiang Tang's puzzled expression, Jiang Zi quickly controlled her emotions.
"You go to see grandma and grandpa and I will accompany you. Do you want you to ask your male classmate to go with you?"
"We just happened to have an appointment at the gym together, so we dropped by. The gym is right next to the Central Hospital. I happened to go and take a look at the two elders. You played mahjong at home, and I watched them go to the gym to play."
Jiang Zi was stunned for a moment, then turned around and quietly wiped the tears from her eyes while turning the eggs.
"Then bring some fruit when you go to see your grandma."
Jiang Tang was already convinced that Jiang Zi would not stop her and swallowed the last bite of the bun. "I know, by the way, I saw my dad at school yesterday."
Jiang Zi's face froze, but she quickly returned to normal, pretending to be relaxed.
"Just see it if you see it. Your dad is busy with work recently and won't be living at home during this time. Don't bother him if you have nothing to do."
Jiang Tang knew the cause and effect and nodded.
"But today the school requires all teachers to stay and correct test papers."
"Really?"
"Well, I have to stay in school all day."
Jiang Zi secretly clenched her fists, her eyes thoughtful.
Before going out, Jiang Zi gave Jiang Tang a thousand yuan and a box.
The box was sealed with tape, apparently to prevent Jiang Tang from peeking into the contents.
"Help me pass this box to your grandpa and come back early in the evening. Also, when you see your grandma and grandpa... don't rush into them. Grandma is not in good health and you are not young anymore. Be sensible. They are nagging you. Listen to me honestly, and...if you see...grandma, have a good chat with her."
Jiang Zi said the last sentence with great difficulty.
Jiang Tang lowered his eyes and pretended to tie his shoelaces, not looking at Jiang Zi's expression that looked like she was about to cry.
"Okay, I understand, go back and eat quickly."
After going out, Jiang Tang held the box and took a taxi.
In the car, the girl's face turned cold.
Jiang Zi thought her daughter was kept in the dark, but she didn't know that the mistress's daughter had already committed multiple verbal violence against Jiang Tang.
Jiang Tang knew that Yu Lianhui had cheated on her a year ago. The reason why she pretended not to know was because Jiang Tang didn't want to expose the lie of happiness in this family.
Now, it has gone rancid, and the stinking lie no longer needs to be concealed.
Jiang Tang looked down at the box in his hand and began to unpack it without hesitation.
In the box, there is a voice recorder and a document.
Jiang Tang put on his earphones and turned on the recorder. There was a fierce quarrel coming from the earphones.
Jiang Zi's voice.
(End of chapter)